Obsessed with
Preoccupied with and obsessed with are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preoccupied with" instead an adjective phrase "Obsessed with".
Preoccupied with
Obsessed with and preoccupied with are semantically related. You can use "Obsessed with" instead an adjective phrase "Preoccupied with".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- wild about and obsessed with
- wild about and preoccupied with
- wrapped up in and obsessed with
- wrapped up in and preoccupied with
- fixated and obsessed with
- fixated and preoccupied with
- keen on and obsessed with
- keen on and preoccupied with
- hooked on and obsessed with
- hooked on and preoccupied with
- obsessive about and obsessed with
- obsessive about and preoccupied with
- fanatical about and obsessed with
- fanatical about and preoccupied with
Both terms in one sentence
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Red Oni, Blue Oni: Henry is obsessed with figuring things out and steadfastly refusing to be tied down by convention, while Jasper is preoccupied with fitting in and doing what his father tells him (for the things his father pays attention to, at least).
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